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No. 728,054 PATBNTBD MAY i12, 19,03.

E. J. WALKER. BIN. APPLIoATIoN Hum JAN. 2s, 1902.

' N0 MODEL. 2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

' 'FIG'TZ FIGI E. J. WALKER.

BIN. APPLIOATION FILED JA'N. 29, 1902.

' PATENTED MAY 12, may

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`UNITED STATES?` Patented May 12, 1953'.

PATENT OFFICE.

BIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part 'of Letters Patent No. 728,054, dated May 12, 1903.

Application iled January 29,1902. Serial No. 91,676. mo model.)

To a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN J. WALKER, of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bins, whereof the followingis a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.`

My invention relates to pivoted or tilting bins of the class shown in my Letters Patent of the United States Nos. 550,900 and 614,279. As shown in said Letters Patent, the bearings upon which the bins tilt are part of a stationary inclosure attached to a store-wall.

It is the object of my present improvements to provide a bin of the class specified which may be lightly and durably constructed of metal, and, further, to provide a casing for such a metallic bin which is independent of the Wall-fixtures aforesaid and portable, together with the bin. As hereinafter described, said portable bin-casing preferably comprises a compartment behind the bin wherein the goods may be stored, the latter feature of construction being advantageous in that only such a quantity of the goods as is desired for immediate use need be exposed in the bin.

lMy invention comprehends the various novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more definitely specified and claimed.

In the accompanyingdrawings, Figure I is a fragmentary front View of a cabinet conveniently embodying plurality of my portable bins and their casings. Fig. LI is aside view of said cabinet. Fig. III is a side view of the bin and easing indicated at the central portion of Fig. II. Fig. IV is a sectional view of the bin, takenon the lineIVIVrin Fig. V. Fig. V is a sectional view of the bin, taken on the line V Vin FigLIV. Fig. VI is a fragmentary plan sectional View of the rear corner of the bin indicated in Fig. IV.

In said igures, lis the cabinet,V 2 the bincasings, and 3 the bins. vSaidA casings each `comprise a top Wall 4 and a bottom wall 5, a back wall 6, and side walls 7 and 8, respectively. The several ed ges of the casing-walls are bent to form narrow reinforeing-ianges 9, with the exception of the front edges of the top and bottom walls, the flanges of the side and back walls being seated within the iianges of the top and bottom walls, as best shown in Figs. IV and V. The frontedges of the top and bottom walls are bent to form Wide iianges 10 and 11, respectively, and the iiange 10is t-urned inward to form a stop-rail 12,which engages the top of the bin when the latter is tilted forward. The reinforcingstrip 13 is transversely secured to the iiange 11 and to the Wall 5 of the casing to form a rigid support on which to pivot the bin. Said strip is providedwith pairs of plates 14, having sockets to receive the pivot-lugs of the plates 15,V fixed on the bottom of the bin 3.

As shown in the drawings, the front of the bin is so constructed that a substantial portionof the contents of the bin shall be forward of said pivotal supports 14 15, such disposition of the contents serving to partially counterbalance the bin, so that when released it shall close against the front flange 10 of the top wall 4 without shock or jar.

The bin 3 comprises the back wall 16, bottom Wall 17, 'and the upwardly-inclined front portion 1S, conveniently formed in one piece. The front Wall 19 and side Walls 20-and 21 of said bin are conveniently formed .of separate pieces and the side edges of the bottom'wall 17 are turned up to form lianges 22, seated Within the inwardly-turned bottom flanges 23 The sideedges of the rear f of said side walls. wall 16 are rigidly joinedto the rear edges of the side walls 2O and 21 by ythe vertical reinforcing-strips 24, which are placed diagonally across the corners. They joint between said back Walll and the side walls 20 and 21 is further stiffened by the guard-plate 25, Whose side edges are seated beneath the top edges of said side walls, which are Wrapped upon the eurvedrwire cores 26. It is to be noted that ther curvature ofvthe upper edges of the side Walls 2O and 21 is such that -When the bin is tilted into its forward position there 'is a space between said edges and the flange 10 sufficient to permit'the bin to be uplifted to disengage its pivotal lugs from the reinforcing-strips 13, so that thev bin maybeV Withdrawn from its casing. Ordinarily, however,l

the forward movement of the bin is limited by the encounter of its top edge 27 with the stop-rail 12, said edge 27 being conveniently IOO reinforced by the Wire core 28, around Which it is Wrapped. The portion of the bin immediately adjoining its pivot-lugs is stiffened by the brace-plates 29 30, which extend transversely across the bin, respectively, upon the inner and outer sides thereof, as shown in Fig. IV.

The above-described Figs. IV and V show the simple form of my invention, wherein the casing 2 is merely of such dimensions as to form a chamber for the bin 3. I find it convenient, however, to provide the bins with casings, Which are extended rearwardly, as shown in Figs. II and III, so as to comprise a supplementary storage-chamber 33, separated from the bin-chamber by the vertical partition 3l and adapted to contain packages 32 of the commodity which is exposed in bulk Within the bin. This form of my invention may be advantageously employed for teas, spices, and similar goods, access being had to both chambers through their common outlet at the front of the casing, which latter is manually closed by the bin-front.

As shown in the several figures, the bins 3 are provided with handles 35 to facilitate the tilting of the bin, and, as shown in Fig. IV, said handles are conveniently secured to the front Wall 19 of the bin by the screw-bolts 36, engaged with the nuts 37.

It is to be understood that the various sheetmetal portions of the bin which are permanently united may be joined by soldering their engaged fianges or by rivets or by any suitable means.

I do not desire to limit myself to the precise details of construction and arrangement Which I have shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications may be made therein Without depart-ing from the essential features of my invention.

I claiml. The combination with a metallic bincasing comprising a portable bin-chamber, provided With pivotal members at the front edge of its bottom Wall; of a metallic bin tiltably mounted in said casing and provided with pivotal members secured to the front edge of its bottom Wall, adapted to removably engage the pivotal membersin said casing; and brace-plates respectively Within and without said bin, adjoining said pivotal members, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a metallic bincasing comprising a portable bin-chamber provided with pivotal members at the front edge ot' its bottom wall; of a metallic bin tiltably mounted in said casing and provided with pivotal members secured to the front edge of its bottom Wall adapted to removably engage the pivotal members of said casing; and a brace-plate Within said bin adjoining said pivotal members, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a metallic bincasing comprising a portable bin-chamber;

el. The combination with a metallic bincasing comprising a portable bin-chamber; of a reinforcing-strip 13 secured at the front edge of the bottom Wall of said casing, inclosing arecess; pivotal plates mounted upon said reinforcing-strip and connected through thelatter,comprising sockets openingthrough said strip into said recess; a metallic bin provided with pivotal members secured to the front edge of its bottom Wall and tiltably mounted in said casing in engagement with said sockets, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination with a metallic bin casing comprising a portable binchamber; of a reinforcing-strip secured at the front edge of the bottom Wall of said casing inclosing a recess; pivotal plates mounted respectively within and without said reinforcing-strip and connected through the latter, comprising sockets opening through said strip into said recess; and, a metallic bin, provided at the front edge of its bottom Wall With pivotal plates Within and Without said Wall, and connected through the latter, tiltably mounted in said casing in engagement with said sockets, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination with a casing comprising a bin-chamber and a supplementary storage-chamber having a common outlet; of a reinforcing-strip at the bottom of said outlet; pivotal socket members mounted on said reinforcing-strip; and, a removable bin normally closing said common outlet, provided with pivotal members iitted to said sockets and tiltably mounted in said casing, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination with a casing; of a partition 3l extending vertically from the bot tom of said casing and terminating intermediateof the height of said casing, dividing said casing into a bin-chamber and a storagechamber having a common outlet; a reinforcing-strip at the bottom of said outlet; pivotal socket members mounted on said reinforcing-strip; and, a removable bin normally closing said common outlet, provided with pivotal members Iitted to said sockets and tiltably mounted in said casin g, substantially as set forth.

8. The combination with a casing comprising a bin-chamber and a supplementary storage-chamber having a common outlet; of a reinforcing-strip 13 at the bottom of said outlet; pivotal socket members 14 mounted on said reinforcing-strip; and, a removable bin normally closing said common outlet,

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removable metallic bin pivotally connected to Y said reinforcing-strip, and comprising a back Wall whose upper edge 27 is Wrappedupon a Wire core 28 and arranged to encounter said stop-rail12 and limit the forward movement of the bin, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this 28th day of January, 1902.

EDWIN J. WALKER.

Witnesses: A

DANIEL W. FAGLEY, ARTHUR E. PAIGE. 

